19-Ton, 100-Foot-Long ‘Fatberg’ Clogs Michigan Sewer

Sewer technician Tim Henderson (L),and sewer supervisor Vince Minney (R) shovel up chunks of fatberg at the intersection of the Regent Street and Victoria sewer in London, Dec. 11, 2014. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
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A gigantic mass dubbed a “fatberg” was discovered in a sewer pipe serving Macomb County, Michigan.

The mass of grease, fat, non-decaying cloth wipes, and other waste filled most of an 11-foot diameter pipe called the “Lakeshore Interceptor,” the Detroit News reported.
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